ABSTRACT

Such problems as unemployment, vulnerable employment, ill-pay and insufficient working conditions are the realities which are primarily encountered by the young labour force today. So, it is expected for the young people to have a strong tendency of unionization and an increase in union membership rate. However today, young people do not have a tendency of having a union identity, participating in union activities and unionization. In this regard, there are many studies carried on regarding young people and unions in many countries. While such factors as labour market dynamics which were not related to unions were taken into consideration at the first periods of these studies, more and more factors which are related to unions have been started to be addressed in almost all studies in recent years. In general, union policies and applications regarding unionization of young people are of high importance in literature within the scope of the discussions of “revival” of the union movements which have become weaker in all aspects. The relationship between young people and labour unions will be taken into consideration in this study as the cross point of two strong discussions as well as by considering the relevant literature. Moreover; this assessment will be tried to be blended through short interviews with the academic staff and union experts in Turkey. It is aimed at increasing the awareness regarding the inevitability of the pursuit of a new frequency of labour unions in Turkey.